Modernity
11 May 2023
Exploring Taichung city hall area
Taichung reminds me of a new large mainland Chinese city. Well the city hall area of the city does, I expect the old station area still looks like....
I am sleeping on a plane for 5 nights
11 May 2023
Keelung to Taichung on mainly the HSR
Hotel photo lovers rejoice. I took 4 photos of the hotel. The reason, the entire very large hotel is themed like the inside of an airliner. The wi....
Time for a view
10 May 2023
Fo Guang Shan and Zhupu altar
Somehow, an accidental 40,000 steps day. Oh well. Tonight I went to a place I went the last time I came here. I will go and review those pics at ....
Fortified whine
10 May 2023
Lovers lake and Danwulun fort
Not great photos today. Blue sky and plain green scenery. A strange thing to whine about. A bit more cloud, some rocky terrain and coloured trees ....
Steak night
9 May 2023
A short walk to Sankeng and then back to Keelung for dinner
Believe it or not, a very traditional Taiwanese meal is steak. It is often served in night markets on a hot plate, just as I had it tonight in an ....
Cats and dogs
9 May 2023
From Houtong to Jiufen on foot
No, not raining cats and dogs, there is no rain, but actual cats and dogs. Today I walked from the Houtong cat village (popular with tourists), pa....
Closed on Monday
8 May 2023
Keelung night market on a Monday
I had done a bit of research for my dinner, selecting a few options in the nearby area. Google maps has great photo integration for restaurants in....
Rainy train day
8 May 2023
Yilan to Keelung by train
Now I am in Keelung. Which is pronounced Geelong. But apparently, Geelong is not named after Keelung, I looked that up to check. The rain finally ....
Lizards and ducks
7 May 2023
Non food court dinner in Yilan
Last night in Yilan. As threatened I decided to see if there's more to it that first meets the eye. Not really. The University area is another bus....